Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Celastraceae | Genus: Cassine | Species: Cassine glauca (Rottb.) Kuntze( जमरासी ) |
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| Synonym | Barringtonia sphaerocarpa C.A.Gardner, Celastrus glaucus Vahl, Elaeodendron dichotomum Royle | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Paniala, Jamrasi | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Ceylon Tea | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Jamrasi | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to1200 m. | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a drupes ovoid, yellowish-green, 1-seeded, tipped with persistent style. |
| Habitat | Open miscellaneous forests or associated with Sal forests in the outer sub Himalayan tracts | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Outer Himalaya, from Jammu to Bhutan, Central & South India; Indo-China, Indomalaysia. | Bark Details | Bark dark grey/ reddish, thin, smooth, exfoliating in scales. Bark someties with darker streaks |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, up to 12 m high; bark sometimes with darker streaks. Leaves opposite or subopposite, very variable, ovate, orbicular, elliptic or oblong, acuminate, crenate-serrate or subentire, glabrous; petioles, stipules small, deciduous. Flowers yellow-brown, 4-5 merous, in large axillary cymes; bracts small, caducous. Sepals obovoid, obtuse. Petals oblong, yellowish-brown with white margins. Stamens shorter than petals. Fruit a drupes ovoid, yellowish-green, 1-seeded, tipped with persistent style. | Leaf Details | Leaves opposite or subopposite, very variable, ovate, orbicular, elliptic or oblong, acuminate, crenate-serrate or subentire, glabrous; petioles, stipules small, deciduous. |
